Authority: IC 12-13-5-3

Affected: IC 12-17.2-4

Sec. 17. (a) The center shall provide the parent explicit, documented, formal written reasons for refusal to admit or provide care to a child.

(b) Staff shall require any person picking up a child, and not known by the caregiver, to provide identification.

(c) If a court order exists preventing a particular individual from having contact with a child, the center shall comply with the order. The center shall keep a copy of the court order on file.

(d) If an intoxicated or impaired person insists on removing children from the care of a licensed child care center, the center shall immediately report the incident to the local police agency.

(e) Unscheduled visits by a custodial parent or guardian of a child shall be permitted at any time the child care center is in operation.

(Division of Family Resources; 470 IAC 3-4.7-17; filed Aug 11, 2003, 3:00 p.m.: 27 IR 124; readopted filed Oct 24, 2007, 11:25 a.m.: 20071121-IR-470070448RFA; readopted filed Aug 23, 2013, 3:36 p.m.: 20130918-IR-470130306RFA; readopted filed Nov 13, 2019, 11:56 a.m.: 20191211-IR-470190490RFA)